Tahyna Tozzi and her Studio 10 star husband Tristan MacManus, are proud parents to daughter Echo Isolde, four, and son Oisín Lír, one, but along the way, they also suffered three miscarriages in four years.
The couple address their devastating losses in Tahyna’s debut documentary MuM (Misunderstandings of Miscarriage), released on Stan this month, in a bid to help normalise miscarriage and unpack the stigma.
Tahyna, 34, told Daily Mail Australia this week, that upon reflection, she wished she ‘acknowledged’ Tristan’s ‘pain and grief more’.
Raw and honest: Actress Tahyna MacManus (née Tozzi), 34, candidly shares her own experiences with miscarriage, in her debut documentary MuM, Misunderstandings of Miscarriage, released on Stan this month (pictured)
‘He was my rock and was incredibly supportive. Looking back, I wish I acknowledged his pain and grief more,’ she said of Tristan, 38.
‘Tristan also experienced a loss and that is one of the themes I wanted to showcase in MuM, that it (miscarriage) can affect partners and family members and we should acknowledge their process.’
MuM includes footage captured of Tahyna’s pregnancy losses from her second miscarriage onwards, and other personal stories from friends including actresses Claire Holt, Teresa Palmer, and adoption advocate Deborra-Lee Furness.
Impact on family: Tahyna told Daily Mail Australia this week, that upon reflection, she wished she ‘acknowledged’ husband Tristan MacManus’ ‘pain and grief more’. Both pictured
Journey: Tahyna and her Studio 10 star husband, 38, are proud parents to daughter Echo Isolde, four, and son Oisín Lír, one, (both pictured), but along the way, they also suffered three miscarriages in four years
Tahyna hopes the documentary will normalise miscarriage and unpack the stigma.
‘The more women and men that join the conversation about miscarriage, the more we can normalise it and hopefully help families to better cope with their own experience of pregnancy loss,’ she said.
Tahyna admitted that filming was confronting, and at times, she ‘wanted to stop’.
Message: Tahyna (pictured) hopes the documentary will normalise miscarriage: ‘The more women and men that join the conversation about miscarriage, the more we can normalise it and hopefully help families to better cope with their own experience of pregnancy loss’
‘I experienced both pregnancy and miscarriage during the process of making MuM and was exposing both me and my family in such an intimate way, that I was scared on so many levels,’ she confessed.
‘But I knew that the message behind MuM was much bigger than me and my story, so I didn’t want to let my own fears stop me,’ Tahyna continued.
‘Looking back, I also realised that the process of making the film was my way of coping, understanding and accepting my grief, and honouring the babies I never got to meet.’
MuM is available to watch now on Stan. For confidential support, please contact SANDS on 1300 072 637, Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, or Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Support: MuM is available to watch now on Stan . For confidential support, please contact SANDS on 1300 072 637, Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, or Lifeline on 13 11 14